I kept that memory, as well as one about... I was already rather old, I was the colonel's secretary, so I stayed with him out on missions, but I was also in his office, as his secretary and I had access to secret files.

I mean the files regarding officers' behaviour. Therefore I knew everything about what they had done, even sometimes about some of crimes they may have committed. And I was working closely with the colonel writing notes and commenting on their promotions. So every officer knew that I knew their secrets. That also was quite interesting.

And I was one of the very few French soldiers who, without any problems, would go to Algerian restaurants, even to some hammams. I was going about once a week to the hammam in the small city we were stationed in, called at the time Omal, and I was the only European in the middle of the indigenous population, and nothing ever happened to me. Everyone was saying, 'You're crazy going there', obviously you could not get in carrying a weapon. You were searched on the way in but nothing ever happened, I only have fond memories of the time.

French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière began his association with films aged 24 when he was selected by Jacques Tati to write for him. This early experience led to further contact with other film-makers, including Luis Buñuel with whom Carrière collaborated for many years. He has written screenplays for films including 'Belle de Jour', 'The Discreet Charms of the Bourgeoisie', 'Tin Drum' and 'Danton'.

Film director and documentary maker, Andrzej Wolski has made around 40 films since 1982 for French television, the BBC, TVP and other TV networks. He specializes in portraits and in historical films. Films that he has directed or written the screenplay for include Kultura, which he co-directed with Agnieszka Holland, and KOR which presents the history of the Worker’s Defence Committee as told by its members. Andrzej Wolski has received many awards for his work, including the UNESCO Grand Prix at the Festival du Film d’Art.